Notice End Date: May 12, 2023

Vendor Name: LINQ

Contract Amount: $226,417.32

Agency Procurement Manager: La'Toyia T. Davis

Agency Procurement Manager Email: ldavis@ed.sc.gov

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 803-734-2904

The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) intends to secure a contract with LINQ, to provide hosting, maintenance, and support services for the Grants Electronic Management Systems (GEMS) during FY24.  The total potential value is $226,417.32.  GEMS is used by SCDE to maintain and manage grant applications for SCDE, public school districts, and public schools throughout South Carolina.  Continuity of services and compatibility of this solution are two paramount considerations for this particular procurement.  Services are needed during implementation occurs for a different contract.   

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at: Agency Procurement Manager (Listed Above)

PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this sole source contract, shall notify the appropriate chief Procurement officer in writing of its intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted. Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this sole source contract and has timely notified the appropriate chief procurement officer of its intent to protest, may protest to the appropriate chief procurement officer in the manner set forth below within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted; except that a matter that could have been raised as a protest of the solicitation may not be raised as a protest of the award or intended award of a contract.
A protest must be in writing, filed with the appropriate chief procurement officer, and set forth the grounds of the protest and the relief requested with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. The protest must be received by the appropriate chief procurement officer within the time provided above. Days are calculated as provided in S.C. Code Ann. § 11-35-310(13).

Any Notice Of Intent To Protest And Protest Must Be Addressed To: Information Technology Management Officer